Vertilocity Expands Technology Advisory Capability with Addition of Computol

Combination strengthens integrated technology and business advisory for mid-market companies and extends the HBK Family of Companies into the Toledo, Ohio market

As mid-market companies face a market in which technology risk, operational risk, and business risk are increasingly the same risk, Vertilocity, the technology advisory firm within the HBK Family of Companies, has added Computol, a respected Toledo, Ohio-based technology firm, to its team effective June 1. The combination meaningfully deepens Vertilocity’s technology advisory bench and connects it more closely to the broader integrated advisory capabilities of the HBK Family of Companies.

The strategic rationale reflects a shift the market is making clear. Companies are increasingly telling their advisors that technology, security, and data decisions cannot be made separately from operational and financial ones. Bringing Computol’s team and client relationships together with Vertilocity, inside a national advisory organization built around integrated services, provides mid-market clients with technology and business advisors who operate within one structure rather than across disconnected vendors. For the combined Computol and Vertilocity client base, the firm emphasized continuity of relationships and teams alongside materially expanded capability and scale.

What Leaders Are Saying

“The mid-market is being reshaped by technology, and the firms that are going to be most valuable to those companies are the ones whose advisors operate as one integrated team rather than a collection of separate vendors. The collective knowledge and expertise of Computol in the Ohio market complements and enhances our technology and advisory offerings throughout our footprint. We are excited to bring the Computol team into the greater HBK brand and continue to provide digital transformation, managed IT, and security services to our collective clients.”

Tom Angelo, Chief Executive Officer, HBK

“We chose Computol specifically. The technical depth, the discipline of their delivery, and the strength of their client relationships are exactly what we look for. Combining our teams creates one of the more capable mid-market technology advisory practices in the region. For our clients, this means broader expertise and greater capacity. For the market, it means a credible alternative to the choice between a large outsourced provider and a small local shop. Mid-market companies deserve advisors built for their scale, and that is what this combination delivers.”

Bruce Nelson, Managing Director, Vertilocity

“Our team has spent years building a firm that mid-market companies trust with work that genuinely matters to their business. Joining Vertilocity is the right next step for that work and for the clients who depend on us. It gives our professionals a larger platform to build their careers on, and it gives our clients access to a deeper bench and the backing of a national advisory organization, while everything they value about working with our team continues. We are joining Vertilocity because it makes us a stronger firm for the people who count on us, and that is the bar we held this decision to.”

Jeff Hamons, President, Computol

About Computol

Computol is a technology firm based in Toledo, Ohio, with approximately $3M+ in revenue and a team of 13, adding a new Toledo, Ohio area office to the HBK Family of Companies footprint.

Media contact: Lori Facenda, Director of Communications, HBK CPAs & Consultants

Email:  lfacenda@hbkcpa.com;  Phone: 724.419.8215